United States Ski Mountaineering Association
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New course for Race the Divide at Monarch Mt.
Submitted by admin on February 15, 2010 - 5:09pmThis weekend's Race the Divide has an updated course with added vertical; see attached map and description.
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Mountain Hardwear Ski Mountaineering Race Results from Mad River
Submitted by admin on February 8, 2010 - 11:19amMountain Hardwear Mad River Valley Race Results are attached. Thanks to all that came out for a great event.
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Jan. 27th UPDATE: SIA Snow Show Uphill/Downhill Challenge
Submitted by admin on January 27, 2010 - 10:54pmCOURSE: 1,700' ft. Climb Lower Hughes to Little Pierre to Hughes to Sunspot lodge (round the kiosk). Descend Balch, cross under Arrow lift, Larry's Sale to finish. Course uptrack is marked in green, descending line with red GS panels.
Registration at the SIA show is at the Scarpa Booth, Monday on-site registration and number pick-up at the Scarpa tent in the demo area.
- If you are racing and NOT involved in the SIA show, go to will-call and request a "Uphill Downhill Competitor" badge to enter the demo area.
- There is no required gear but helmets are recommended.
- If you need a team-mate (or two) there will be a team finder board at the Scarpa booth at SIA and Winter Park.
CAMP Ski Mountaineering Race at Crested Butte - Jan. 18th update
Submitted by admin on January 18, 2010 - 8:15pmThe Colorado Classic is coming in just two weeks. COSMIC is pleased to announce that CAMP has assumed title sponsorship of Colorado's oldest event: the CAMP Ski Mountaineering Race at Crested Butte. Competitors can look forward to strong support of this favorite event with plenty of CAMP prizes.
At this time considering snow conditions it looks likely course will not be finalized until the night prior to the event. Snow is forecast for Crested Butte all week, so stay tuned. Whatever conditions bring us, CB will continue to be one of the most demanding courses in the COSMIC series.
Early registration opens for The Five Peaks in Breckenridge
Submitted by admin on January 18, 2010 - 8:06pmLocation:
Start Date:
Apr 10 2010
Early on-line registration is now open for North America's longest randonee race on April 10th - The Five Peaks in Breckenridge. The projected field limit for the 10,000 ft. duo teams event is 90 teams. To register go to: active.com, for complete information and updates leading to the The Five Peaks event see cosmicski on Facebook as well as thefivepeaks.com.
The Heathen Challenge Jan. 12th update
Submitted by admin on January 12, 2010 - 5:31pmSunlight Mt. has plenty of snow and the course will ski as marked on the maps. The race day forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 35 degrees. Pack the sunscreen, it'll be good day to ski race.
The skin-track portions of The Heathen course will be in this Thursday and completely marked by mid-day Friday. Don't forget the mandatory gear requirements for the Race/Heavy Metal division (helmet/beacon/shovel/probe/ski pack) as well as the required helmet for the Recreation category. We look forward to seeing you Saturday morning on the start line at 8 am.
Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic contributes $500 to USSMA
Submitted by admin on January 12, 2010 - 5:22pmThe US Ski Mountaineering Association thanks Grand Targhee Resort for its contribution of $500 to the USSMA World Championship Team going to Andorra in March. The Classic race on Saturday had great weather with temps warming up nicely for race time. Results from the event are available on the RACES tab with event info. See you next year!
Jan. 6th Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic Update
Submitted by admin on January 6, 2010 - 6:23amThe news is all good on this weekend's Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic - plenty of snow and fair weather forecast Thursday through race day on Saturday. For info click here, race maps are attached.
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SIA Snow Show Uphill/Downhill Challenge - February 1st Winter Park CO
Submitted by admin on December 13, 2009 - 6:31pmThe SIA Snowshow Uphill/Downhill Challenge starts at the center of the ski universe - the SIA On-Snow Demo at 2pm on Monday, February 1st.
Follow a marked 1,700' skin track up to the Sunspot Lodge, then descend a marked course via bumps, trees and few surprises back to the base area. Entry is free but we welcome donations to the USSMA. Call it a race, call it a FUN-draiser, grab two friends to make a team and come on out.
Teams of three from ski shops, ski companies and ski areas are welcome, but any combo of three people makes a team. Teams don't need to stay together during the race, at the finish the times of all three team members will be added together. The fastest individual will recieve a pair of Scarpa F1 Carbon boots!
All donations received go to the US National Ski Mountaineering team going to the World Championships in Andorra March 1st-6th 2010.
COMPLETE ENTRY AND INFO ATTACHED
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| SIA 2010 branded Uphill_Downhill Challenge entry form FINAL.pdf | 186.27 KB |
The Five Peaks at Breckenridge
Submitted by admin on November 28, 2009 - 3:48pmThe Five Peaks - North America's biggest ski mountaineering race with 10,000 feet of climbing is coming to Breckenridge Colorado on April 10th. Click HERE for early info on The Five Peaks.
